On June 20, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met with Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, the Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Seimas and the head of the PACE delegation also attended the meeting.
Further deepening of the partnership between the two countries, as well as regional issues, were discussed.
"I fondly remember my previous visit to Lithuania as the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. We are united by strong ties, friendship, as well as shared democratic values and the challenges that often arise in advancing them," emphasized the Foreign Minister of Armenia.
The interlocutors touched upon the achievements resulting from the implementation of Armenia's ambitious agenda of democratic reforms. Minister Mirzoyan expressed gratitude for the support extended along this path, as well as for bolstering Armenia's sovereignty and resilience.
Issues of cooperation on multilateral platforms were also touched upon.
In the context of enhancing current programs and making significant progress in new directions using the existing tools, Ararat Mirzoyan and the Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, along with parliamentarians, exchanged views on deepening the Armenia-EU partnership. In the context of expanding people-to-people contacts and actively involving Armenian youth in the EU programs, Minister Mirzoyan also emphasized the significance of launching the visa liberalization dialogue with the EU.
Touching upon regional security issues, Ararat Mirzoyan presented Armenia's vision for achieving lasting peace in the South Caucasus and the steps being taken to implement it. Minister Mirzoyan briefed on the current status of the normalization process of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including discussions on the draft peace treaty.
